Route 1
Length: 656.25 mi (1050 km) Major cities/towns: San Juan Capistrano Los Angeles San Luis Obispo Monterey Watsonville Santa Cruz San Francisco Fort Bragg Direction: North-South
JUNCTION	POSTMILE
I-5	ORA 0.00
I-710	LA 7.30
I-110	LA 11.61
I-10	LA R34.68
US-101	VEN 21.08
	VEN 21.25
US-101	VEN 28.48
	SB 0.00
US-101	SLO 16.77
	SLO 16.78
CA-17	SCR 16.71
I-280	SM 47.80
	SM 48.34
US-101	SF 7.32
	MRN 0.00
US-101	MEN 105.58
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California State Highways Current - Unconstructed - Deleted - Scenic

Highway 1, legislatively deemed California State Route 1, is a highway that runs along a large length of the Pacific coast of California. In Southern California, major portions are known as Pacific Coast Highway (PCH for short); in various parts of central California, it is named Cabrillo Highway; and north of San Francisco, it is officially called the Shoreline Highway. Highway 1 is famous for running by some of the most beautiful coastline in the world, leading to its designation as an All-American Road. Image File history File links California_State_Route_1. ... A mile is a unit of distance (or, in physics terminology, length) currently defined as 5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, or 63,360 inches. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... Location of San Juan Capistrano within Orange County, California. ... Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ... The city of San Luis Obispo, with Bishop Peak on the right Jennifer Street Bridge The drive into San Luis San Luis Obispo (also SLO or San Luis). The county seat of San Luis Obispo County, California, USA, and home to California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly SLO). ... Nickname: The Cradle of History, Californias First City Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: http://www. ... Watsonville is a city located in Santa Cruz County, California. ... Location of Santa Cruz, California Downtown Santa Cruz, California Santa Cruz is the county seat of Santa Cruz County, California, United States. ... Nickname: The City by the Bay Official website: http://www. ... Fort Bragg is a city located in coastal Mendocino County, California. ... Interstate 5 (abbreviated I-5) is the westernmost interstate highway in the United States. ... Image File history File links Interstate_5_(California). ... Official website: http://www. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE SR-1 LA 0. ... The Harbor Freeway is often heavily congested at rush hour The Harbor Freeway is one of the principal north-south freeways in Los Angeles County, California. ... INTERSTATE JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # I-5 CA 18-19 I-15 CA 57 I-25 NM 145 I-20 TX 187 I-35 TX 570-572 I-45 TX 768 I-55 LA 210 I-65 AL 20 I-75 FL 296 I-95 FL 363 Legend BROWSE STATE HWYS... Image File history File links Interstate_10_(California). ... U.S. Highway 101, or U.S. Route 101 (U.S. 101), is a north-south highway that is aligned along the Pacific West Coast of the United States. ... Image File history File links US_101_(CA). ... U.S. Highway 101, or U.S. Route 101 (U.S. 101), is a north-south highway that is aligned along the Pacific West Coast of the United States. ... Image File history File links US_101_(CA). ... Santa Barbara County is a county located on the Pacific coast of Southern California, in the state of California, just west of Ventura County. ... U.S. Highway 101, or U.S. Route 101 (U.S. 101), is a north-south highway that is aligned along the Pacific West Coast of the United States. ... Image File history File links US_101_(CA). ... Location in the state of California Formed 1850 Seat San Luis Obispo Area  - Total  - Water 9,364 km² (3,616 mi²) 806 km² (311 mi²) 8. ... JUNCTION MILE POST I-880 SCL 13. ... Image File history File links California_State_Route_17. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE US-101 SCL 0. ... Image File history File links Interstate_280_(California). ... U.S. Highway 101, or U.S. Route 101 (U.S. 101), is a north-south highway that is aligned along the Pacific West Coast of the United States. ... Image File history File links US_101_(CA). ... Official website: http://www. ... U.S. Highway 101, or U.S. Route 101 (U.S. 101), is a north-south highway that is aligned along the Pacific West Coast of the United States. ... Image File history File links US_101_(CA). ... Image File history File links Interstate_980_(California). ... JUNCTION MILE POST {{{junction}}} Legend < Route 905 Route 1 > California State Highways Current - Unconstructed - Deleted - Scenic Interstate 980 is a short Interstate spur in northern California connecting Interstate 580 and California State Highway 24 to Interstate 880 via downtown Oakland. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE SR-1 LA 0. ... Image File history File links California_State_Route_2. ... Example signage of the Califonia State Route System. ... For a list of currently routed California State Routes, please see List of California State Routes. ... Below contains a list and summary of the deleted California State Routes (i. ... The following highways are designated, in whole or part, by the State of California as California State Scenic Highways: California State Highway 1 California State Highway 2 - From 2. ... Highway in Pennsylvania, USA For other uses, see Highway (disambiguation). ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... Southern California Downtown Los Angeles Skyline Southern California, sometimes abbreviated SoCal or colloquially, the Southland, is an informal name for the megalopolis and nearby desert that occupies the southern-most quarter of the state of California. ... Nickname: The City by the Bay Official website: http://www. ... A National Scenic Byway is a road recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for its archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and/or scenic qualities. ...

Route description

Orange County

Route 1 has its southern terminus at Interstate 5 south of San Juan Capistrano. From there, named as Pacific Coast Highway, it heads north into downtown Dana Point, where for one mile (1.6 km) northbound traffic continues along the original PCH alignment whilst southbound traffic is diverted onto parallel Del Prado Street. Once reunified as PCH, Route 1 then heads north along the coast through the beach communities of Monarch Beach, Laguna Beach and Crystal Cove. Route 1 then moves slightly inward and drops "Pacific" from its name, passing through Corona del Mar and Newport Beach as Coast Highway. It once again becomes PCH upon entering Huntington Beach, where it borders city and state beaches. It leaves Orange County after passing through Sunset Beach and Seal Beach. Official website: http://www. ... The word terminus is used in several different contexts including various topics: In transport a terminus is commonly used to describe a bus station/rail station acting as an end destination. ... Interstate 5 (abbreviated I-5) is the westernmost interstate highway in the United States. ... Location of San Juan Capistrano within Orange County, California. ... Dana Point is a city located in southern Orange County, California. ... Nickname: Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Nickname: Motto: Official website: http://ci. ... Nickname: Surf City Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: http://www. ... Seal Beach is a city in Orange County, California. ...

Los Angeles and Ventura Counties

PCH then enters Los Angeles County and passes through Signal Hill and Long Beach (where it intersects with Lakewood Boulevard CA-19 and Los Coyotes Diagonal at the "infamous" Long Beach Traffic Circle). Although it does not border the coastline, it retains the PCH name as it runs through the beach cities of Torrance, Redondo Beach, and Hermosa Beach. Upon entering Manhattan Beach, it becomes Sepulveda Boulevard, which it continues as through El Segundo and the Los Angeles International Airport, directly passing underneath two runways. Route 1 then shifts to Lincoln Boulevard before being briefly duplexed with Interstate 10 in Santa Monica. Route 1 rejoins the scenic coastline in Santa Monica, and regains the PCH name as it moves through the wealthy coastal communities of Pacific Palisades and Malibu before heading inward to join U.S. Route 101 in Oxnard. Los Angeles County is a county in California with 10,179,716 residents (as of July 2004)[1], the most populous county in the United States. ... Signal Hill is a small city (2. ... County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 170. ... California State Route 19 (also known as Lakewood Boulevard and Rosemead Boulevard) is a major thoroughfare running roughly north-south in the greater Los Angeles area. ... A roundabout, rotary, or gyratory circus is a type of road junction (or traffic calming device) at which traffic streams circularly around a central island after first yielding to the circulating traffic. ... City of Torrance official logo Torrance is a city located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California. ... Redondo Beach is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Hermosa Beach is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Manhattan Beach is a city located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 33,852. ... Sepulveda Boulevard a street in Los Angeles, California, USA, listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest municipal street in the world, stretching from the north end of the San Fernando Valley to the south end of San Pedro, a distance of over 60 miles. ... The El Segundo skyline, as seen from Sepulveda Boulevard (CA/SR-1) El Segundo is a city located in Los Angeles County, California on the Santa Monica Bay incorporated on January 18, 1917. ... Runway layout at LAX Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX), is the primary airport serving Los Angeles, California. ... Lincoln Boulevard is a major northwest/southeast thoroughfare near the Pacific Coast in Los Angeles County. ... INTERSTATE JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # I-5 CA 18-19 I-15 CA 57 I-25 NM 145 I-20 TX 187 I-35 TX 570-572 I-45 TX 768 I-55 LA 210 I-65 AL 20 I-75 FL 296 I-95 FL 363 Legend BROWSE STATE HWYS... Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica is a coastal city in western Los Angeles County, California, USA, by the Pacific Ocean, south of Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, and north of Venice. ... Malibu is a city located in western Los Angeles County, California. ... U.S. Highway 101, or U.S. Route 101 (U.S. 101), is a north-south highway that is aligned along the Pacific West Coast of the United States. ... Skyline of Oxnard. ...

Central coast

After traveling through Ventura, California State Route 1 separates from US 101 to travel along the beach from Emma Wood State Beach to the Mobil Pier Undercrossing, where it rejoins US 101 about 3 miles south of the Santa Barbara County line. Then after passing through Santa Barbara, Route 1 splits again from US 101 south of Buellton and heads through the coastal city Lompoc before joining US 101 for the third time at Pismo Beach. San Buenaventura (Ventura) is the county seat of Ventura County, California. ... Santa Barbara County is a county located on the Pacific coast of Southern California, in the state of California, just west of Ventura County. ... Mission Santa Barbara, known as the queen of the missions. Santa Barbara is a city in California, United States. ... Buellton is a city located in Santa Barbara County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,828. ... Lompoc (pronounced Lom poke) is a city located in Santa Barbara County, California. ... Pismo Beach is a city located in San Luis Obispo County, California. ...

Route 1 splits from US 101 at San Luis Obispo and continues north as a winding, two lane road with occasional passing lanes. It follows along the coast past Hearst Castle and through the cliffs of Big Sur. Then several miles north, the highway crosses the scenic Bixby Creek Bridge, a reinforced concrete arch with a 320-foot span that passes over the Bixby Creek gorge, and the Rocky Creek Bridge. From there, State Route 1 passes through Carmel and Monterey before turning into a multi-lane freeway between and Watsonville and Santa Cruz. Upon reaching downtown Santa Cruz, it continues as Mission Street and Coast Road before regaining the Cabrillo Highway name. The city of San Luis Obispo, with Bishop Peak on the right Jennifer Street Bridge The drive into San Luis San Luis Obispo (also SLO or San Luis). The county seat of San Luis Obispo County, California, USA, and home to California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly SLO). ... The Hearst Castle facade is patterned after a Spanish cathedral. ... View of Lucia, Big Sur. ... A view of the Bixby Bridge from its northern end, looking SSE Bixby Creek Arch Bridge is a reinforced concrete open-spandrel arch bridge in California, built in 1932. ... Rocky Creek Bridge Rocky Creek Bridge is a reinforced concrete open-spandrel arch bridge in California, built in 1932. ... Carmel-by-the-Sea is a city located in Monterey County, California. ... Nickname: The Cradle of History, Californias First City Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: http://www. ... Watsonville is a city located in Santa Cruz County, California. ... Location of Santa Cruz, California Downtown Santa Cruz, California Santa Cruz is the county seat of Santa Cruz County, California, United States. ...

San Francisco Bay area

The highway then continues north as a winding, two lane road following the west coast of the San Francisco Peninsula, passing through Half Moon Bay before a treacherous stretch where it is dubbed Devil's Slide. It then turns into a multi-lane freeway in Pacifica before joining Interstate 280 in Daly City. After reaching the city of San Francisco, Route 1 splits from Interstate 280 and becomes the six-lane wide 19th Avenue where, in spite of being a city street, it dangerously retains a fast and dense traffic flow. Route 1 turns into Park Presidio Boulevard before it passes through the city's Golden Gate Park. It then joins US 101 for a fourth time just before going across the Golden Gate Bridge. The San Francisco peninsula separates the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. ... Half Moon Bay is a city located in San Mateo county, California, USA. It had a total population of 11,842 as of the 2000 census. ... Devils Slide is a notorious stretch of Californias Highway 1, along San Mateo Countys coastline between Pacifica and Half Moon Bay. ... Pacifica is a city in San Mateo County, California, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean between San Francisco and Half Moon Bay, with a total population of 38,390 as of the 2000 census. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE US-101 SCL 0. ... Daly City, known as the “Gateway to the Peninsula”, is located in San Mateo County, California, United States, directly south of San Francisco, California. ... Nickname: The City by the Bay Official website: http://www. ... The domed Conservatory of Flowers is one of the worlds largest. ... The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening into the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. ...

After entering Marin County, Highway 1 then splits from US 101 again near Marin City, where it, now as the Shoreline Highway, returns to a winding, two lane road as it goes through the coastal cities of Bodega Bay and Fort Bragg. The highway then terminates at US 101 in Leggett in Mendocino County. Official website: http://www. ... Marin City, California is an unincorporated area in Marin County, the first county north of San Francisco across the Golden Gate Bridge. ... The village of Bodega Bay on Bodega Harbor Bodega Bay is a census-designated place located in Sonoma County, California. ... Fort Bragg is a city located in coastal Mendocino County, California. ... Mendocino County is a county located on Californias north coast, north of the San Francisco Bay Area and Sonoma County and west of the Central Valley. ...

The lost coast

Instead of terminating at Leggett, California State Highway 1 was originally planned to follow the Pacific coast even farther north from Rockport to Ferndale. But this portion was never constructed, and so the portion of Highway 1 that was completed between Ferndale and US 101 was renumbered as California State Route 211. Because of the lack of highways along the coast between Rockport and Ferndale, this area has been coined as California's Lost Coast. Ferndale is a city located in Humboldt County, California. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE {{{junction}}} Legend Prev Next < Route 210 Route 213 > California State Highways Current - Unconstructed - Deleted - Scenic California State Route 211 is a California state highway in Humboldt County that connects Ferndale with U.S. Route 101. ...

South-bound view of a stretch of PCH near Laguna Beach.

California State Route 1 looking northward.

Road sign along California State Route 1. The sign below, an image of a California Poppy, indicates it is part of California's Scenic Highway System.

California State Route 1 Looking Southward.

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 993 KB) Summary Pacific Coast Highway (California Highway 1) south-bound near Laguna Beach, California. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 993 KB) Summary Pacific Coast Highway (California Highway 1) south-bound near Laguna Beach, California. ... Nickname: Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 821 KB) Summary Picture of Californias coastline looking north from the shoulder of the Pacific Coast Highway (CA Rt. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 821 KB) Summary Picture of Californias coastline looking north from the shoulder of the Pacific Coast Highway (CA Rt. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 549 KB) Summary Sign along California State Route 1 indicating its designation as a California State Scenic Highway within the California State Scenic Byway Program Source The image was donated by a friend of mine who created it on Sept... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 549 KB) Summary Sign along California State Route 1 indicating its designation as a California State Scenic Highway within the California State Scenic Byway Program Source The image was donated by a friend of mine who created it on Sept... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 378 KB)California State Route 1, CA, US, taken by Jyotirmaya. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 378 KB)California State Route 1, CA, US, taken by Jyotirmaya. ...

State law

Legal definition of Route 1: California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 301

Route 1 is part of the Freeway and Expressway System, as stated by section 253.2 of the California State Highway Code.

Route 1 is part of the Scenic Highway System, as stated by section 263.2 of the California State Highway Code.

Image File history File links Ca_scenic_route. ...

Other names

• Blue Star Memorial Highway: From Junction with I-5 at Dana Point in Orange County to State Hwy Route 101 at Leggett in Mendocino County. Sponsored by the National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc. as a tribute to the men and women of the Nation's Armed Forces.
• CHP Officer John Pedro Memorial Highway: From Harkins Slough Road to Pajaro River Bridge. Officer John Pedro was killed in the line of duty in a traffic collision.
• Los Angeles County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway: Portion in L.A. County.
• Louis J. Papan Highway: From Interchange at Skyline Boulevard to Southern City Limits of Pacifica. "Assemblyman, chair numerous committees, aided poor."
• Orange County Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway: From San Juan Capistrano to Golden West Street in Huntington Beach.
• San Simeon Highway: From San Luis Obispo to Monterey. Named by historical and long local usage in the County of San Luis Obispo.
• U.S. Submarine Veterans of WWII Memorial Highway: From Golden West St in Huntington Beach to Orange County Boundary.
• Ventura County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway: Portion in Ventura County.

Source: 2004 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances In California After World War II, an American movement was started to pay tribute to the nations armed forces, by designating various state and national routes as Blue Star Memorial Highways. ...

See also

• U.S. Route 101

U.S. Highway 101, or U.S. Route 101 (U.S. 101), is a north-south highway that is aligned along the Pacific West Coast of the United States. ...

External links

• WestCoastRoads - California 1
• California Highways: CA-1
• The Big Highways Page: California Route 1
• Western Exit Guide - California 1
• Cal-NExUS: Route 1 North
• Cal-NExUS: Route 1 South
• California's Lost Coast